{"id":5745,"date":"2020-03-16T00:18:50","date_gmt":"2020-03-16T04:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5745"},"modified":"2020-03-16T00:18:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-16T04:18:50","slug":"monday-missive-march-16-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/?p=5745","title":{"rendered":"Monday Missive &#8212; March 16, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Quotes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>I don\u2019t like to be called a \u201cfemale photographer\u201d. We don\u2019t refer to Salgado or Cartier-Bresson as \u201cmale photographers\u201d. I feel that calling us \u201cfemale photographers\u201d perpetuates the idea that we are \u201clesser than\u201d, in some way. It defines us by gender rather than by the quality of our pictures.<\/em>&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Jane Evelyn Atwood<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>From a phenomenological viewpoint, in the Photograph, the power of authentication exceeds the power of representation.<\/em>\u201d &#8212; <strong>Roland Barthes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<em>I communicate with the world by creating visual narratives of composited photographs, often illuminating that in-between moment in time. It is how I explore dreams deferred, connections to prior generations, the natural world and our place within it. Making art is my psychological release, my obsession and my salvation.<\/em>&#8221; \u2013- <strong>Fran Forman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Photo essays\/Bodies of Work<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2020\/03\/art-science-roxanne-darling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Roxanne Darling:  Nature and Nurture<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/03\/06\/world\/gallery\/trailblazers-of-light-women-photojournalists\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Pioneering women photographers<\/a> Thanks to Steve O.  This is fantastic assemblage of photographs taken by women.  This really sheds light on an aspect of the history of photography that is often ignored. Make the time to scroll through this link and follow some of the included links.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2020\/03\/frazier-king-the-collectors-eye\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  The collector&#8217;s eye<\/a> A collection of some really interesting and creative approaches by multiple photographers<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/culture\/photo-booth\/a-photographers-parents-wave-farewell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Waving Farewell<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plainmagazine.com\/the-passion-of-trees-by-iranian-photographer-ali-shokri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Trees<\/a> Really well-composed BW<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/lenscratch.com\/2020\/03\/fran-forman-the-rest-between-two-notes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Fran Forman:  the rest between two notes<\/a> Very creative and great use of color.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post-processing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tx6cA1-PC58\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  The Slinky Rule<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hL_NjSY_Nfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Creating mood in your images<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eFq1YZ6TYmQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  An assortment of tips<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Field\/Studio<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hoabxgSgocY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8211;  Recognizing good light in street photography<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5788\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5788\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MistyTreeS1397.jpg?resize=640%2C416&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"416\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MistyTreeS1397.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MistyTreeS1397.jpg?resize=300%2C195&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/richeskinphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/MistyTreeS1397.jpg?resize=462%2C300&amp;ssl=1 462w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5788\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An older image (2005) from my files.  May even have been a scanned slide.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quotes &#8220;I don\u2019t like to be called a \u201cfemale photographer\u201d. We don\u2019t refer to Salgado or Cartier-Bresson as \u201cmale photographers\u201d. I feel that calling us \u201cfemale photographers\u201d perpetuates the idea that we are \u201clesser than\u201d, in some way. 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